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Frank Miller--Batman: The Dark Knight Returns-10th Anniversary Edition (1996)

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Artist: Frank Miller (All)

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Dark Knight Returns 10th Anniversary Edition

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Title:	Frank Miller--Batman: The Dark Knight Returns-10th Anniversary Edition (1996)
Artist:	Frank Miller (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Splash Page
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Added to Site:	3/14/2021

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I've been looking around for a Dark Knight Returns piece for a while now. Then out of the blue, I was offered this stunning Frank Miller illustration used in both The Dark Knight Returns--10th Anniversary Edition and in Batman Noir: The Dark Knight Returns. It's a fantastic piece depicting the Dark Knight as a towering figure balanced on a wire, staring down on Gotham City. It's interesting to me that he's shown balanced on a wire, since he is, in fact, trying to find the balance between good and evil, vengeance and mercy, life and death. Balancing on a wire also nods to the fact he is in actual physical danger. But there is hope--Perched on the wire beneath him is Carrie Kelly, the new Robin. She's not in his shadow, she's in the light. IMHO, it's one of the coolest new illustrations added to these editions.

Special thanks to Wesley Liu for allowing me to add it to my collection.

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